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The accusation made by Maltese MP Michael Farrugia that the @daphnefdtn is responsible for Malta’s worst ever position on the 2024 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is categorically false. Transparency International (TI) uses 13 data sources to construct the Corruption Perceptions Index, none affiliated with the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation or any of our chapters. Data Sources include the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Our partners have no role in creating the Index. The responsibility for Malta’s poor performance on the Index belongs to the government alone. The factors that have led to Malta’s drop on the CPI have already been widely known. The abuse of power by officials in Malta to the benefit of private interests and to the detriment of public health, and the criminal charges against former PM Joseph Muscat and other former public officers in connection with the three hospitals agreement with Vitals and Steward Healthcare, contributed to Malta’s worst-ever score on the annual index. Since the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, most of the public inquiry recommendations into her assassination have yet to be implemented, including the government addressing rule of law deficiencies in the country. Instead of criticising civil society organisations like the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, the government of Malta should work with them to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and the rule of law. For more information on CPI methodology ➡️ transparency.org/en/news/how…